Jan Eekhout
| Jan Eekhout | |
|---|---|
 Eekhout (1930) | |
| Born |
January 10, 1900 Sluis, The Netherlands |
| Died |
March 6, 1978 (aged 78) Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Writer and translator |
| Language | Dutch |
| Ethnicity | Dutch |
| Notable works | Pastoor Poncke |
Jan Henrik Eekhout (born January 10, 1900 in Sluis - died March 6, 1978 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch writer, poet and translator, particularly known as the author of the novel Pastoor Poncke ("Pastor Poncke"). During the Second World War Eekhout was a staunch Nazi. However, the Dutch resistance fighter Jan "Poncke" Princen gained his nickname by reading aloud from this book to fellow-prisoners in a Nazi prison during World War II.
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